2026 ROUTE
ROUTE
- Grand Départ in Barcelona, then back to France until the final stage in Paris.
- This will be the 27 th Grand Départ take place abroad and the 3rd in Spain.
- In France, the race will visit 7 regions and 29 departments.
STAGES
There will be 21 stages: 7 flat stages, 4 hilly stages, 8 mountain stages including 5 summit finishes at Gavarnie-Gèdre, at Plateau de Solaison, Orcières-Merlette and Alpe d’Huez (twice),1 team time trial and 1 individual time trial. There will be 2 rest days.
A warm welcome to...
Out of a total of 37 stage towns and sites, 10 will be appearing for the first time on the Tour route in 2026.
- Tarragona (start of stage 2)
- Granollers (start of stage 3)
- Les Angles (finish of stage 3)
- Gavarnie-Gèdre (finish of stage 6)
- Hagetmau (start of stage 7)
- Malemort (start of stage 9)
- Ussel (finish of stage 9)
- Circuit Nevers Magny-Cours (start of stage 12)
- Plateau de Solaison (finish of stage 15)
- Thoiry (start of stage 21).
MOUNTAINS
- In route order, the Pyrenees, the Massif Central, the Vosges, the Jura and the Alps will be on the programme in this 113th edition.
- The Tour’s long history in the mountains will feature several new climbs: the Côte de Begues (stage 2), Montée de Gavarnie-Gèdre (stage 6), Col de la Griffoul (stage 10), Col du Page and Col du Haag (stage 14), Plateau de Solaison (stage 15) and the Col de Sarenne via its south-eastern flank (stage 20).
- The Col du Galibier (2,642m) will be the “roof” or high point of the 2026 Tour.
ELEVATION GAIN
The total vertical gain during the 2025 Tour de France will be 54,450m.
2 TIME TRIALS
- The 2026 Tour will kick off with a 19km team time trial in Barcelona. It will have been 55 years since the Tour last started with a TTT, back in 1971.
- Stage 16 between Évian-les-Bains and Thonon-les-Bains will be a 26km individual time trial.
TIME BONUSES
Time bonuses will be awarded at the finish of each stage, with 10, 6 and 4 seconds awarded to the first, second and third riders, respectively.
RIDERS
184 riders representing 23 teams will line up for the start on Saturday 4 July in Barcelona.
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